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The School of life TV - Edward Gibbon - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Commissioned to design & produce a short animated film as part of the School of Life’s Literature series.

Click here to view the full film on The School of life’s YouTube channel.

The Leith Agency - IRN BRU social post - illustration

A commission to produce illustrations for Irn Bru social posts through the Leith Agency. The illustrations appeared on all social platforms - Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.

The Honey Farm - music video - design & animation

I created this colourful, high energy, sassy animated film for The Honey Farm - a Scottish rap trio who are on the up and up.

It was an opportunity for me to animate a finer style of illustrated assets, a style which works well with the ethos of the band and fun, adult content.

Guy & Co - Royal London - animation

Animation assembled for Guy & Co for their client Royal London.

Single Eye Hypnosis - Quit Smoking promo film - design & animation

I created this film for Single Eye Hypnosis to promote their services in helping people combat addiction.

Amy Duncan - music videos - design & animation

I was commissioned to produce three music videos for the talented Amy Duncan. The most recent Hidden World was timed for the album launch.

We worked closely throughout the creative process, using Amy’s photography both as a starting point and as motifs throughout. This helped ensure these collaged dreamscapes remained personal and integral to the soundscapes.

The School of Life TV - What is Emotional Intelligence? - design, direction & animation

I was commissioned by The School of Life to design & produce a short animated film explaining Emotional Intelligence.

Handed the script and VO and left to my own devices I decided to make emotional intelligence into a superhero character.

The film is featured on the School of Life's YouTube channel.

 

A collaboration between Tracy Foster & The School of Life.

Designed, Directed & Animated by Tracy Foster

Sound Design by Howard Sinden

Click here to view the full film on The School of Life’s YouTube channel.

 

Jim's Mowing - advertisment & illustrations - designer, illustrator, director & animator

Commissioned to design and produce 9 illustrations explaining the process of becoming a company franchisee. These were used individually and also adapted to fit on one page, in comic book style.

Alongside this, I created a humorous animated advert to help generate business year round.

Directed & Animated by Tracy Foster

Sound Design by Howard Sinden

The School of Life TV - On being out of touch with your feelings - animation direction & production

Commissioned to design & produce a short animated film explaining the importance of staying in touch with your feelings.

The film is featured on the School of Life's YouTube channel.

"It's another masterpiece! So many lovely moments; you handled this incredibly tricky brief with total confidence and constant imagination and intelligence. I couldn't be happier." Alain de Botton, Founder and Chairman of the School of Life


A collaboration between Tracy Foster & The School of Life

Animation and Direction by Tracy Foster

Character Rigging by Simon Biggs

Motion Graphics Assistance by
Gordon Howie

Sound Design by Howard Sinden

False 3d Font by Galdino Otten
Background texture by Fundooz Dubmash

Click here to view the full film on The School of Life’s YouTube channel.

Film Library Commission - Royal Hospital for Sick Children - direction, animation & production

I was one of a number of artists commissioned to produce a short film for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children & Department of Clinical Neurosciences’ film library.

The film library offers clinicians the facility to show film content within treatment rooms to help provide distraction for patients during clinical procedures. The three channels available offering content designed to relax, engage or focus.

Fascinated by the world underwater it was a pleasure to create this animated underwater journey, which explores the calming effects that can be achieved using 2d line illustrations and limited palette.

Henry's Harvest - TV commercial - animation & direction

TVC for Henry Westons Cider - Henry's Harvest (20s & 10s)

Co-directed and Animated by Florian Viale, Tracy Foster and Victoria Watson.
Produced by Victoria Watson for The Gate Films.

Created by McCann Bristol, the commercial uses a blend of different animation techniques, to reflect the craft that goes into making this tasty cider.

Drambuie product launch - The Drambuie Surreal Sessions - animation for projection

I produced some of the visual elements, which were mapped to the Tron Kirk, as part of The Drambuie campaign 'A Taste of the Extraordinary'.  These visuals brought the Tron to life, at a special Hogmanay party in 2012.

The visuals were designed, directed and produced by Andy McGregor of Andy McGregor Design + Media.

My visual input was subsequently selected for screening at an internal event at The Drambuie HQ in Russia.

 

'This Hogmanay, Drambuie is bringing the celebration back to its original venue as it throws open the doors of the historic Tron Kirk on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The Scottish spirit will host A Festival of the Extraordinary – from the night before the night before to the morning after – to celebrate the first re-opening of the original home of Hogmanay in Edinburgh in 20 years.

By day, The Drambuie Surreal Sessions will include an extraordinary program of events including breathtaking digital art, extraordinary film screenings, mixology masterclasses and unexpected live performances.'

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Scottish Government (TVC & Cinema) - storyboards, locations & art department


Client: Scottish Government, Cocaine Campaign 2009
Product: TVC & Cinema age 15+
Agency: The Leith Agency
Production Company: The Gate, Edinburgh
Producer:  Vivienne Jaspers
Director: Mark Jewitt
Storyboard Artist, Locations Assistant, Assistant Art Department: Tracy Foster

 In 2010 Mark came second for the European Young Director Award at Cannes by CFP-E (commercial Film Producers of Europe) and the acclaimed Shots Magazine. His cinema campaign for the Scottish Government ‘Cocaine: Know the Score’ was the focus of his entry and was screened to hundreds of Cannes Lions delegates.

 

 

The School of Life TV - How to become a better person - animation, direction & production

Commissioned to design & produce a short animated film, illustrating how to become a better person.

Alain is an author on what some might describe as the psychology of everyday life; he is also the founder of The School of Life, which promotes emotional intelligence. This film is featured on The School of Life's YouTube channel.

Music:
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Spring Mvt 1 Allegro by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players

The two characters are based on characters designed by Simon Mills, a Bristol based graffiti artist. I first animated them whilst on placement with WÖNKY Films. The brief was to design cute picture messages for teens to send from a mobile or email platform.

Click here to view the full film on The School of life’s YouTube channel.

 

International Green Awards - presentation & sting - design & animation

The International Green Awards is the leading platform for sustainability intelligence, leadership and innovation.

In 2011 I was commissioned to design the awards presentation which was shown on a huge screen in the atrium of the Natural History Museum London. I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys using PowerPoint - but I think this clean and quietly stylish design demonstrates the clunky beast can be mastered to good effect!

The sting, which must have appeared over 50 times during the ceremony was fun to create, and the green pylons went down very well indeed.


Client:  The International Green Awards
Product:  All visual elements of the presentation & sting for the prestigious 2011 International Green Awards ceremony, Natural History Museum, London
Graphic Designer & Animator: Tracy Foster
 

The School of life TV - Edward Gibbon - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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The Leith Agency - IRN BRU social post - illustration

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The Honey Farm - music video - design & animation

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The Honey Farm presents PUSSY ALL DAY

Guy & Co - Royal London - animation

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Royal London - 2018 Roadshow Family Package

Single Eye Hypnosis - Quit Smoking promo film - design & animation

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HOW TO QUIT SMOKING

Amy Duncan - music videos - design & animation

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Hidden World music video for Amy Duncan.

The School of Life TV - What is Emotional Intelligence? - design, direction & animation

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Jim's Mowing - advertisment & illustrations - designer, illustrator, director & animator

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The School of Life TV - On being out of touch with your feelings - animation direction & production

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Film Library Commission - Royal Hospital for Sick Children - direction, animation & production

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Henry's Harvest - TV commercial - animation & direction

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Henrys Harvest (20sec)

Drambuie product launch - The Drambuie Surreal Sessions - animation for projection

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Scottish Government (TVC & Cinema) - storyboards, locations & art department

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The School of Life TV - How to become a better person - animation, direction & production

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International Green Awards - presentation & sting - design & animation

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2011 International Green Awards - sting

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